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email: [email protected]
facebook: DevilBotz
facebook: # DevilBotz
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github: DevilBotz2876
instagram: devilbotz2876
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<li><a href="{{ site.baseurl }}/pages/resources/links">Links</a></li>
<li><a href="{{ site.baseurl }}/pages/resources/calendar">Calendar</a></li>
<li><a target="_blank" href="https://www.facebook.com/pg/team2876/photos/">Photo Gallery</a></li>
<li><a target="_blank" href="http://www.youtube.com/user/bhsrobotix2876">YouTube Channel</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.facebook.com/team2876/timeline?ref=page_internal">Facebook</a></li>
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<li><a href="https://www.thebluealliance.com/team/2876">Devilbotz on The Blue Alliance</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.instagram.com/bhsrobotix2876/">Instagram</a></li>
<li><a href="https://twitter.com/bhsrobotix">Twitter</a></li>
<li><a target="_blank" href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCeZZ5B_tuhd1FMhzIfrcH_w">YouTube Channel</a></li>
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<div class="col-md-3"><img class="img-responsive" src="{{ site.baseurl }}/images/mentor_khan.png" data-fancybox alt="Arshad Kahn" width="300" /></div>
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<strong>Arshad Khan</strong> serves not only as 2876's Head Mentor, but also as a math teacher here at <em>Burlington High School</em>. When he's not busy posing for the camera or creating lesson plans for his motley calculus, geometry, and algebra classes, Arshad facilitates the club's business endeavors, creates regular meeting agendas, and assists the mechanical team with their daily tasks. Arshad also takes care of buying new parts and re-supplying our team's limited stocks whenever necessary. Zealous about Robotics and even more enthusiastic about instructing, Arshad taught an “Introduction to Robotics” course for the first time in 2015-16. This course, offered as an elective to all grades, serves to inspire the next generation of robot-enthusiasts.
<strong>Arshad Khan</strong> serves not only as 2876's Head Mentor, but also as a math teacher here at <em>Burlington High School</em>. When he's not busy posing for the camera or creating lesson plans for his motley calculus, geometry, and algebra classes, Arshad facilitates the club's business endeavors, creates regular meeting agendas, and assists the mechanical team with their daily tasks. Arshad also takes care of buying new parts and re-supplying our team's limited stocks whenever necessary. Zealous about Robotics and even more enthusiastic about instructing, Arshad taught an "Introduction to Robotics" course for the first time in 2015-16. This course, offered as an elective to all grades, serves to inspire the next generation of robot-enthusiasts.
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<div class="col-md-3"><img class="img-responsive bordered" src="{{site.baseurl}}/images/uploads/2014/01/rsz_dsc_0167-300x300.jpg" data-fancybox alt="Mentor Eleanor O'Neill" width="300" /></div>
<div><strong>Eleanor O'Neill</strong> is a retired software engineer (<em>CyberGrants</em>). She has been mentoring the DevilBotz since 2013. She previously mentored with BERT 133 in Maine from 2007-2011. Eleanor particularly likes the competition because "it's a team sport, but for nerds like me." Ms O'Neill has a varied background including Editorial Assistant; Graphic Design and Prepress; teaching graphic software to designers and art students; administering computer networks; and then transitioned into a web-based (SASS) software career using a variety of languages: perl, PHP, Java, Python, React and more; as well as an affinity for databases. She also has a passion for space exploration.</div>
<div><strong>Eleanor O'Neill</strong> is a retired software engineer (<em>CyberGrants</em>). She has been mentoring the DevilBotz since 2013. She previously mentored with BERT 133 in Maine from 2007-2011. Eleanor particularly likes the competition because "it's a team sport, but for nerds like me." Ms O'Neill has a varied background including Editorial Assistant; Graphic Design and Prepress; teaching graphic software to designers and art students; administering computer networks; and then transitioned into a web-based (SASS) software career using a variety of languages: perl, PHP, Java, Python, React and more; as well as an affinity for databases. She also has a passion for space exploration and cookie baking.</div>
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<img class="img-responsive bordered" src="{{site.baseurl}}/images/uploads/2014/01/rsz_dsc_0166-293x300.jpg" data-fancybox alt="Mentor Dean Casciola" width="300" /></div>
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<strong>Dean Casciola</strong> helps work with the electrical team to wire the robots, install sensors, and teach the programming team how to use the sensors properly. Outside of Robotics, Dean is retired from <em>Delta Electronics Manufucturing Corp</em> as an Electrical Engineer. Dean has a pilot license and in his spare time flies airplanes, including one he built from a kit, and another in progress in his garage. He joined Robotics because his son got him involved in the club and he developed an interest as an electrical mentor. He is married to Ms. O'Neill.</div>
<strong>Dean Casciola</strong> helps work with the electrical team to wire the robots, install sensors, and teach the programming team how to use the sensors properly. Outside of Robotics, Mr. Casciola is retired from <em>Delta Electronics Manufucturing Corp</em> as an Electrical Engineer. He has a pilot license and in his spare time flies airplanes, including one he built from a kit, and another in progress in his garage. He joined Robotics because his son got him involved in the club and he developed an interest as an electrical mentor. He is married to Ms. O'Neill.</div>
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<div><strong>Chris Morse</strong> joined the team when his son expressed interest. He has been a robotics engineer for over two decades and helps with electrical and mechanical subsystems. Chris consults and maintains his own machining, woodworking, and welding workshops. When not in the shop, Chris skis and climbs rocks.</div>
<div><strong>Chris Morse</strong> joined the team when his son expressed interest. He has been a robotics engineer for over two decades and helps with electrical and mechanical subsystems. Mr. Morse consults and maintains his own machining, woodworking, and welding workshops. When not in the shop, He skis and climbs rocks.</div>
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<div class="col-md-3"><a href="{{site.baseurl}}/images/uploads/2022/01/BHSRobotix_ProfilePic_Nilesh.jpg" data-fancybox><img src="{{site.baseurl}}/images/uploads/2022/01/BHSRobotix_ProfilePic_Nilesh-600x600.jpg" alt="Mentor Nilesh Agarwalla" width="300" class="img-responsive bordered" /></a></div>
<div><strong>Nilesh Agarwalla</strong> has been an embedded software engineer at <em>Broadcom's</em> Broadband Video Group for 16+ years. He started mentoring in Oct 2021 and hopes his cross-discipline experience in hardware, firmware, and software will benefit the team. His experience with robotics started in college when his team built a "heat seeking robotic killer ant" which included mechanicals, a custom circuit board, IR sensors, and custom firmware. He was also instrumental in the hardware design for MIT's 2000 6.270 Autonomous Robot Design Competition's robot kit (BotKit). Nilesh shares the mentoring team's philosophy of focusing on "the process" and making sure the students do not settle for just the "what," but also understand the "how" and the "why."</div>
<div><strong>Nilesh Agarwalla</strong> has been an embedded software engineer at <em>Broadcom's</em> Broadband Video Group for 16+ years. He started mentoring in Oct 2021 and hopes his cross-discipline experience in hardware, firmware, and software will benefit the team. His experience with robotics started in college when his team built a "heat seeking robotic killer ant" which included mechanicals, a custom circuit board, IR sensors, and custom firmware. He was also instrumental in the hardware design for MIT's 2000 6.270 Autonomous Robot Design Competition's robot kit (BotKit). Mr. Agarwalla shares the mentoring team's philosophy of focusing on "the process" and making sure the students do not settle for just the "what," but also understand the "how" and the "why."</div>
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<h1 class="entry-title">New Mentors</h1>

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<div>Eric Wojtaszek</div>
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<div>Eric Wojtaszek is a strong mentor for the software team, but not only is he a whiz in this department he also works with project management and is willing to help all who may be in need. He joined the DevilBotz in the fall of 2023 when Neil recruited him. Before his time as a robotics mentor, Mr. Wojtaszek worked hard at <em>Raytheon</em> for 27 years. In his free time, he is a family guy who also enjoys staying active. To keep his activity up, Eric partakes in some pleasurable outdoorsy adventures, such as skiing, cycling, and sailing!
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<div>Neil Prajapati</div>
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<div>Neil Prajapati is studying Computer Engineering at UMass Lowell. He has lots of experience with robotics, as he is a FIRST alumn and has worked as an intern for <em>Wolf Sub-Zero</em>. Mr. Prajapati joined the DevilBotz in 2023 and mentors the CAD and strategy teams and works in the shop. When he's not mentoring, Neil is a freelance contractor for animatronics and an artist who produces all kinds of music.
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<div>Nathan Flynn is a mentor for the mechanical team. He works with the design and assembly of the robots as well as some hands-on things inside the workshop. Nathan was originally from the midwest but has now moved permanently to Massachusetts. He completed undergrad and graduate degrees in Mechanical Engineering. <!-- Some of his work experiences include an internship for a company. --> He worked on a tool design co-op for the company <em>Emerson</em>. Some of his favorite hobbies outside of robotics include biking, 3D printing, and pickleball. </div>
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<div>Vijay Ejenkar</div>
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<div>Lou Gnerra</div>
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<div>Lou Gnerre is a jack of all trades. He started off as an electronics technician, then got a degree in Electrical Engineering, and is now working at <em>MITRE</em>. He joined the DevilBotz in 2024 and works with the mechanical, electrical, and software teams to assemble the robot and write test code. Not only is he passionate about mechanics, he also loves sports. He has played hockey and basketball while also coaching lacrosse for 20 years! Additionally, he enjoys going to the gym in his free time.
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<div><p><strong>Kay Roth</strong> works at <em>Anduril</em> in Lexington as an R&D technician, specializing in soldering and custom cable harness design and builds for prototype cameras. She has also started designing small PCBs. Mentor Chris Morse recruited her after they both worked at a drone company. Kay previously worked on Stretch at <em>Boston Dynamics</em> and a medical robot at <em>Vicarious Surgical</em>. She enjoys R&D because she gets to help engineers work through prototypes and iterations until there is a final product to toss over the fence to manufacturing/production -- then she gets to start on something new again!</p>
<p><a href="https://drive.google.com/thumbnail?id=1Bq8uBU0T2mvYtfqdZcTdjADq8moDRXbL&sz=w450" style="float: right; margin-left: 10px;" data-fancybox><img src="https://drive.google.com/thumbnail?id=1Bq8uBU0T2mvYtfqdZcTdjADq8moDRXbL&sz=w160" /></a>Kay was on <strong>MORT team 11</strong> in NJ from 2002-2006, and started her school's Lego League team. FIRST helped her a lot in high school with social anxiety and she formed some of her best friendships to this day from being on <strong>team 11</strong>. Outside of work, Kay is a Stephen King junkie and an animal lover, spending most of her free time tending to a personal zoo. She has a dog, two cats, a hamster, a chameleon, 11 frogs, three jumping spiders, a day gecko, a spiny flower mantis (image at right), five blue death feigning beetles, and lots of terrariums filled with isopods (fancy roly-polies) and garden snails.</p></div>
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<div>Rekha Shyamkumar</div>
<div><p><strong>Kay Roth</strong> works at <em>Anduril</em> in Lexington as an R&D technician, specializing in soldering and custom cable harness design and builds for prototype cameras. She has also started designing small PCBs. Mentor Chris Morse recruited her after they both worked at a drone company. Ms Roth previously worked on Stretch at <em>Boston Dynamics</em> and a medical robot at <em>Vicarious Surgical</em>. She enjoys R&D because she gets to help engineers work through prototypes and iterations until there is a final product to toss over the fence to manufacturing/production -- then she gets to start on something new again!</p>
<p><a href="https://drive.google.com/thumbnail?id=1Bq8uBU0T2mvYtfqdZcTdjADq8moDRXbL&sz=w450" style="float: right; margin-left: 10px;" data-fancybox><img src="https://drive.google.com/thumbnail?id=1Bq8uBU0T2mvYtfqdZcTdjADq8moDRXbL&sz=w160" /></a>Ms Roth was on <strong>MORT team 11</strong> in NJ from 2002-2006, and started her school's Lego League team. FIRST helped her a lot in high school with social anxiety and she formed some of her best friendships to this day from being on <strong>team 11</strong>. Outside of work, she is a Stephen King junkie and an animal lover, spending most of her free time tending to a personal zoo. She has a dog, two cats, a hamster, a chameleon, 11 frogs, three jumping spiders, a day gecko, a spiny flower mantis (see image), five blue death feigning beetles, and lots of terrariums filled with isopods (fancy roly-polies) and garden snails.</p></div>
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